Edwin Newman Quotes

Many Americans feel themselves inferior in the presence of anyone with an English accent, which is why an English accent has become fashionable in television commercials; it is thought to sound authoritative.

Edwin Newman

• Television
• Americans
• English accent
• Authoritative

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• Many Americans feel themselves inferior in the presence of anyone with an English accent, which is why an English accent has become fashionable in television commercials; it is thought to sound authoritative.

  

  Edwin Newman
  • Television
  • Americans
  • English accent